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Figurative Langue
Figurative Language Flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| SImile | Compares two unlike things using like or as. |
| Metaphor | Compares two unlike things not using like or as. |
| Personifucation | A figure of speech in which something is given human qualities. |
| Aliteration | Repeated use of a constant sound/Tongue Twisters |
| Onomatopoeia | A word formed by the sound associated with its name. |
| Allusion | An indirect or passing reference to something the reader should recognize. |
| Idiom | A group of words whose meaning is not predicable from the usual meaning. |
| Pun | A joke playing on the possible meanings of words. |
| Hyperbole | Exaggerated statements or claims not to be taken literally. |